Table of Contents
Medical Grand Rounds
- Thalidomide’s tightly controlled “comeback”
A drug that was banned 40 years ago because of its potential for causing serious birth defects has found new uses—with strict safeguards.
Update
- Managing year 2000 (Y2K) compliance in the medical practice
Even if you do not have a computer, your office may have Y2K-related problems.
Medical Grand Rounds
- Beta2-microglobulin amyloidosis in renal failure: Understanding this recently recognized condition
Most long-term dialysis patients eventually acquire amyloid deposits, with resultant musculoskeletal problems. Yet, the condition was recognized only recently.
IM Board Review
- A 47-year-old man with headache and ptosis
What is the likely cause of this patient’s symptoms? A self-test on a clinical case.
Review
- Carpal tunnel syndrome: The cause dictates the treatment
Repetitive trauma is but one of many causes of carpal tunnel syndrome, and conservative treatment is the rule. With an illustration showing the anatomy, signs, and symptoms of this problem.
- Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis: A mimic of gout and rheumatoid arthritis
Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis can be mistaken for several more-common forms of arthritis, but you can usually confirm the diagnosis on the basis of the characteristic cutaneous, radiographic, and histologic features.
Cancer Diagnosis and Management
- Evolving concepts in the management of patients with neutropenia and fever
Chemotherapy recipients with neutropenia and fever need prompt antibiotic treatment to prevent sepsis. What are the pitfalls?
Review
- Falls in the elderly: Office-based evaluation, prevention, and treatment
When an elderly person falls, a medical evaluation and simple interventions can decrease the risk of further falls and injury.
